The number of police officers increased in 62 municipal departments from 2011 to 2023 and decreased in 26, state data shows.
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CT among 9 states that saw global exports drop in the last 10 years
In 2013, CT exported $16.4 billion in goods and services around the world. In 2023, that figure dropped to $15.8 billion, a 3% decrease.
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CT has one of the highest xylazine-related fatal overdose rates
There were 239 xylazine-related fatal overdoses in CT through November in 2023. In all of 2022, there were 353. In 2020, there were only 141.
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Over half of CT problem gamblers report mental, financial problems
The top issues reported by Connecticut’s problem gamblers were trouble with finances, mental health, relationships and work or school.
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Which CT town hosts the most marriages?
The number of marriages in CT appears to have recovered after the pandemic. But one town hosts more marriages, per population, than any other.
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CT’s ‘groundhogs’ predictions are among the nation’s most accurate
Chuckles, CT’s official groundhog, is among the nation’s most accurate in its predictions. Punxsutawney Phil, not so much.
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Charting CT: 15 major strikes involving CT workers since 1993
CT workers have been involved in 15 major work stoppages since 1993, the second-most in New England for the number of strikes.
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Charting CT: Women make up only 37% of the CT legislature
In the 1970s, women held from 18 to 37 seats in CT’s 187-seat legislature. It took until 2018 for women to hold a third of the legislature.
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Charting CT: Who were CT’s oldest and youngest governors?
Gov. Ned Lamont is the oldest CT governor to take office in almost 90 years, but he is not the oldest in state history.
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Charting CT: One of the richest, and most unequal, states
For over a decade, Connecticut had the highest average income per resident in the U.S. But at the end of 2020, Massachusetts took the lead.
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Charting CT: How many Christmas trees does CT grow for sale?
Connecticut sold two Christmas trees for every 100 residents in 2019, the 7th-highest rate in the country. Some New England states sold more.
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Charting CT: Is your town getting older or younger?
The median age in CT was 40.9 in 2022, making it the seventh-oldest state, Census Bureau estimates say. But median ages vary among CT towns.
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Charting CT: How popular is the library in your town?
Despite a years-long downward trend in the number of registered borrowers, there is some post-pandemic recovery at many CT public libraries.
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Charting CT: EV sales are rising, but prices remain high
The number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles in CT went from about 4,800 in 2016 to 35,100 in 2022, up 6.3% over six years.
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Charting CT: Flowers account for almost 25% of CT’s ag sales
Since 2018, floriculture has made up no less than a fifth of all ag sales in CT, with a high of 27.3% in 2021 and a low of 22.6% in 2018.